An adviser said the objective of the bus trip is “to ensure that by the time other candidates get to the March 1 voting states following early state voting, Ted Cruz will have his support shored up, energized, organized, and ready to compete and expand.”

Koch went on to lambast “irresponsible government spending from both political parties that’s bankrupting out nation,” and a “foreign policy that repeats the mistakes of the past and feeds special interests at the expense of a national defense that truly makes Americans safe.”

And though Fiorina declined to directly attack current Republican frontrunner, real-estate mogul Donald Trump, she threw in some under-the-radar suggestions that voters will use common sense when selecting the nominee.

If negotiators can’t strike a deal by late summer or early fall, the White House is looking at a vote in Congress in early 2016 — and the potential loss of key support from the 28 trade-friendly House Democrats.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary and Bill Clinton made almost $28 million last year and paid about $10 million, or 36 percent, of that in federal taxes, according to tax returns her campaign released Friday.

It came as no surprise that Jeb Bush is the uncontested sultan of super PACs with his independent expenditure arm, Right to Rise, pulling in a jaw-dropping $103 million during its inaugural reporting period, more than double its closest competitor.

Hillary Clinton was sensitive to photos of herself, enjoyed Kennedy Center perks and had to deal with more than one Democratic senator pestering her and top staff about cushy jobs for family or acquaintances.

Democrats are confident they can deny Republicans the 60 votes needed to advance the bill, but that doesn’t make the vote any easier for the small group of lawmakers in both parties who don’t always hew to party orthodoxy on social issues.

Bush’s only opaque reference to the former secretary of state’s line of attack appeared to be written into his speech already. “I believe in the right to rise in this country, and a child is not rising if he’s not reading,” Bush said, highlighting his work on education reforms.

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